President Biden just signed the historic bipartisan infrastructure bill to help get Tampa moving again!
🚧 In the bill, there's more than $13.1 billion for federal highway programs earmarked for Florida that will help us finish the I-75 interchanges at HWY-301, Boyette, and Big Bend Road. In addition, there are hundreds of millions more for our bridges including those that cross the Bay, the Westshore Interchange, and CONJUNCTION JUNCTION of I-4 and I-275.
🚎 A generational investment in HART and other local transit options. Currently, Brandon has just one bus route for all of our 200k residents, this bipartisan infrastructure and jobs bill will help create options, improve parking efficiency downtown, and help us fight against climate change.
⚡ An electric vehicle charging network across Florida which will have the added benefit of helping us take a huge leap forward towards combating climate change.
🌐 Resources to connect Florida's remaining 700k unconnected families with high-speed broadband internet.
🌊 Clean water infrastructure that will replace lead pipes so everyone will have access to safe and clean drinking water at home.
There's FAR more, read the full Florida fact-sheet here.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is a once-in-a-generation investment that will, create millions of jobs modernizing our infrastructure, turn the climate crisis into an opportunity to put people to work, and put us on a path to win the economic competition for the 21st century. At the same time, the House advanced the President’s Build Back Better Framework to pass after Veteran’s Day weekend, which lower costs, create jobs, and cut taxes, while tackling the climate crisis and growing the economy from the middle out.
We're delivering results that matter, let's keep going!
